1. Intercropping banana and turmeric can help increase farmers' incomes by providing additional yield and income compared to sole cropping. Net income from intercropping banana and turmeric is Rs. 540825 compared to Rs. 216757 from sole cropping. 2. Intercropping utilizes land, labor, and capital resources more efficiently and improves soil fertility by maintaining nutrient uptake from different soil layers. Turmeric also benefits banana by controlling soil pests and diseases through its root exudates. 3. While intercropping has advantages like higher yields, it also has limitations such as more difficult management, harvesting, and requiring skilled labor. Overall, intercropping banana and turmeric provides higher

1. Strategic plan to double the
farmers income
Submitted to- Submitted by-
Prof. O.P.Mishra Umesh Gupta
Dr. B. Jirli Id.No.-14168
Intercropping of horticulture crops
(Banana + Turmeric)

2. 1.low soil fertility
2.soil erosion
3.low productivity
4.Untimely irrigation and water scarcity
5.decreasing fertilizers use efficiency
6.shortage of labour and reduction in price
Problems of Indian farmers

3. 8.decreasing farm income
9.subdivision and fragmentation of land
10.The system and technique of farming –
a. Neglect of crop rotation
b. Inadequate use of manures and fertilizers
c. The use of poor quality seed
d. Instability

4. Solution-Intercropping of horticultural crop
banana + turmeric

6. Why intercropping?
• 1.Small holding size of land in india

7. 2.Small and marginal farmers(more than 80%)
3.Better Utilization of land , labour and capital.
to increase the production per unit time and space.
4.Agriculture is the backbone of India and 60-65% population is depend on
agriculture.
5.Production and productivity is low of cereal crops as compare the fruits and
vegetables crops.
6. Increase the water and fertilizer use efficiency.

8. 7.It acts as an insurance against failure of crops in
abnormal year.
8.Reduction in soil runoff and control weeds.
9.Intercrops provide shade and support to the other
crops.
10.It helps to avoid inter crop competition and thus a
higher no. of crops plants are growth for unit area.
11.Intercropping gives additional yield income per unit
area than sole cropping.

9. Pre-requisites of successful intercropping-
1.The time of peak nutrient demands of
component crops should not over lap.
2.Competition for light should be minimum
among the component crops.
3.Complimentry should exist between the
component crops.
4.The differences in maturity of component
crops should at least 30 days.
5.Competition for carbon di oxide and water
should also be minimum among component
crops.

10. Sowing time of banana
Kharif season –June to July
Rabi season-Mid oct.to mid nov.
Hilly areas-March to April
Varieties Spacing No. of plant No. of
suckers/acre
Rasthali 2.1x2.1 2267 907
Poovan 2.1x2.1 2267 907
Nendran 2.1x2.1 2267 907
Spacing

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early stage. Water suckers
produce inferior fruit (not healthy
banana clump) and are therefore
not recommended.
a) Sword Sucker
Planting material-
sword suckers

12. Sowing time of turmeric-
June to July
Spacing-25x30cm
Planting material
Rhizomes

13. Production/ha=
total plants x yield/plant(kg) x price
= 2267x20x10
=453400
total income from sole crop=Rs453400
Intercrop yield(turmeric)
=9.3t/ha
total income from intercrop=9300kg.xprice
=9300x40=372000

14. Details of operations sole crop (Expenditure in Rs.) Intercrop (banana+turmeric)
Land preparation (Deep
ploughing & harrowing)
1000 1000
Digging pits 6000 9000
Mannures and chemical 4500 6500
Fertilizer and transport 22000 32000
Planting cost+suckers cost 3000 8000
Irrigation expences 5000 7000
Chemical for foliar spray and
transportation
3000 6000
Cost incurred by the farmers

15. Details of operations Main crops (Expenditure in Rs.) Intercrop (banana+turmeric)
Stake and staking 6000
intercultivation 2000 8000
Labour charge(365 days) 10500 20000
Harvesting,loading,unlo-
adding,transportation
5000 11000
Sub total 86900 104500
Misc.charge(5%) 4345 5225
total 91245 109725

16. Net income of farmer by
intercropping is Rs.324068
Crop insurance(5%) 4562 5486
Total cost 95807x2.47=236643 115211x2.47=284575
Total income from banana 453400 453400+372000=825400
Net income 453400-236643=216757 825400-284575=540825

17. 1.Turmeric plantation as intercrop can
find application in organic farming systems to
control various soil borne pests and diseases
in several fruit orchards.
2.The orchard was also found to be free
from termite attack after planting turmeric
as intercrops in banana.
3.The turmeric root exudates curcumin which
control soil borne fungus and population of
trunk borer larvae.
Benefits of turmeric in banana intercropping

18. Advantage of intercropping
1.Intercropping gives additional yield income per unit
area than sole crops.
2.Inter-crops maintain the soil fertility as the nutrient
uptake is made from both layers of soil.
3.Intercrops provide shade and support to the other
intercrops.
4.Intercropping with cash crops with highly profitable.
5.Intercropping system utilizes resources efficiently and
their productivity is increased.

19. Limitations of intercropping-
1.Management of intercrops is difficult.
2.Improved implement can not be use
efficiently.
3.harvesting is difficult.
4.Skilled person is require.

20. REFERENCES
1.Indian institute of horticultural research-Bangalore
(karnataka)
2.Indian institute of spices research-Calicut
(kerala)
3.National research centre for banana-Tiruchirapalli
(tamilnadu)
4.National research centre for medicinal and
aromatic plants-anand (gujarat)

21. Conclusion
Hence we observe that intercropping of
banana and turmeric is more beneficial as
compared to the sole cropping. The benefit
or the net profit in case of sole cropping is
Rs. 216757. whereas in case of
intercropping of banana and turmeric the
net income is Rs. 540825. Hence we can see
that intercropping could help in doubling
the income of the farmers.

22. Thank-You